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Hop Kee
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 6, 2025
- address21 Mott Street, Manhattan 10013
- cuisineChinese
- phone2129648365
Is Hop Kee clean?
Hop Kee is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 6, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Hop Kee?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 6, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
When was Hop Kee last inspected?
Hop Kee has 9 inspections on record going back to January 13, 2022, averaging 21 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 6, 2025 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| May 8, 2024 | Grade B | 27 pts |
| August 24, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 34 pts |
| February 28, 2023 | Grade A | 12 pts |
| January 5, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 28 pts |
| September 23, 2022 | Grade C | 0 pts |
| September 14, 2022 | closed by the city | 47 pts |
| June 1, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 17 pts |
| January 13, 2022 | Grade A | 11 pts |
Hop Kee vs Chinatown
Chinatown runs 74% clean across 671 tracked restaurants — 443 clean, 46 mid, 106 cooked.
Against the 671 spots Cooked tracks in Chinatown, this one comes out cleaner than 69% of them.
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How New York grades restaurants
New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0–13 points earns an A, 14–27 a B, and 28 or more a C. Every restaurant is inspected at least once a year, and the letter has to be posted in the window. A restaurant that scores 14 or more on the first inspection of a cycle does not get a letter right away — it stays “Grade Pending” until a re-inspection settles it, which is why some spots here show an hourglass instead of a letter. Cooked only ever shows a letter the city actually posted; we never infer one from a score.
Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) via NYC Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated January 6, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.